i think its time to block new threads with subject with *ssl*
That would give the false impression that a feature isn't in demand though. Replying to an old thread is useless on this board, They do not get moved to the top. So in the face of numerous new threads it is highly unlikely Khaled would ever read them.
It might be annoying to us to keep reading the same suggestion, But who knows, It might be helpful to Khaled to know what features people are really interested in.
If a similair topic is on the same page then yes, That should be replied too. But if the feature hasn't been mentioned for a long time, And versions of mIRC have came and gone, I don't see how it would help your interest to reply to an old post that is buried in the forum archives.
I can understand why a help forum would want to impose this rule, So that they are not continually answering the same basic questions. And many of you are IRC helpers. But somehow a feature request forum is different, And it is important for the Author to appreciate the popularity of a request.